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The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias.   Amendments the Government plans to table to the Bill include:   - Accepting a proposal by the cr... read more »

The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most, according to a new report issued by Propertymark.     The trade body’s latest study found that 72 per cen... read more »

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, as the market continues its recovery after a muted 2023.    The positive start to the year continues, with Rightmove r... read more »

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday.   The Office for Budget Responsibility says inflation is likely to fall to 2% in the second quarter of this year - so a ... read more »

In what may appear a surprise to almost everyone, the Generation Rent activist group has described yesterday’s Budget as a “giveaway to landlords.”   And it goes on to say the side-effect of the Budget is that it could &ldquo... read more »

    The Chancellor has used his Budget to confirm a 2p cut in National Insurance, from April 6. This will take it from 10 per cent to eight per cent.   But for the property industry the real interest is likely to be in the red... read more »

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the past month, with the average rent seven per cent higher than at the same time in 2023.    Average rents rose by one ... read more »

Zoopla’s latest market snapshot, used as a guide to capital appreciation by some landlords, says there’s now a three-tier housing market now firmly established.   It says the last 18 months have created notable variations in h... read more »

The National Residential Landlords Association says it wants a speedy implementation of the Renters Reform Bill to avoid uncertainty - and it insists a compromise does not mean either side should be regarded as ‘losing’.    Th... read more »

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis by Moneyfactscompare.     Average fixed rates have fallen month-on-month, both over two-year and five-year fixed te... read more »